Stephen Clarke is Senior Lecturer in Art and Design: Critical and Contextual Studies in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education at the University of Chester, UK. He delivers a comprehensive lecture programme for the undergraduate courses in Fine Art, Photography and Graphic Design that covers the history of art, photography, and design as well as a broader understanding of visual culture. His teaching is informed by his practice as a regularly published author of critical writing. Clarke also teaches on the undergraduate course in Photography in relation to his own work as a published and exhibiting artist.